Joseph Rankin
Dec 19, 2011
Joseph Earl Rankin, 65, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 13, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clay William and Nellie Mae Willard Rankin. Mr. Rankin was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, a graduate of Fairforest High School and Spartanburg Community College. He enjoyed his...
Olin Thomson
Dec 19, 2011
Olin Daniel Thomson, 79, of Spartanburg, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at his home. Born May 8, 1932, in Sumter, SC, he was the son of the late Sue Broadway Thomson. Mr. Thomson was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was vice president of construction for Spartan Foods and oversaw the construction of the Spartan Foods...
Kenneth Porter
Dec 17, 2011
Kenneth Arthur Porter, 72, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, from injuries as a result of an automobile accident. Born June 22, 1939, in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Arthur Newton Porter, Jr. and Hilda Mae Bates Porter. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a former mechanical engineer retired from Sears Roebuck and Co., and...
Gary King
Dec 17, 2011
Gary Douglas King, 55, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born September 16, 1956, in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of Ira Paul and Carrie Maxine Cotton King. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1974, graduated from USC in 1981, and was a state champion wrestler. He was employed by GE Gas Turban Division in Greenville for 20...
Elizabeth Smith
Dec 17, 2011
Sarah Elizabeth Patrick Smith, 95, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 29, 1916, in White Oak, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Harris and Bessie Johnston Patrick and wife of the late William Neely (Doc) Smith. She was a retired seamstress from Belk-Hudson at Hillcrest Shopping Center and was...
Edith White
Dec 16, 2011
Edith Byrd White, 84, of Taylorsville, NC, formerly of Floyd Road, Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Born February 4, 1927, in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eleanor Parsley Byrd. Survivors include Rex White of Fayetteville, GA; and her sister, Betty Troxel of Silver Springs, MD. She was...
Joe Suddeth
Dec 16, 2011
Joseph Blanche Suddeth, 73, of Cowpens, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 5, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Roy Walter and Gladys Lynch Suddeth, and husband of the late Minnie Louise Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth was a farmer and founder of Suddeth Farms. Prior to farming he was employed at...
Sadie Foster
Dec 16, 2011
Sadie Cordelia Lanford Foster, 95, of White Oak Manor-Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 27, 1916, in the Poplar Springs Community of Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late W. Smith and Leila Cox Lanford and the widow of Edwin E. Foster. She was a graduate of the Spartanburg High School...
Paul Loizakes
Dec 16, 2011
Paul Peter Loizakes, 80, USAF Ret., of Spartanburg, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home. Born August 25, 1931, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of the late Michael George and Mary Tann Loizakes and husband of the late Agnes Elaine Dotson Loizakes. He was retired from the US Air Force. Survivors include a stepson, James Linder and...
Frances Jolley
Dec 15, 2011
Frances Lillian Wall Jolley, 87, of 815 Ridgedale Drive, Spartanburg, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 5, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Hollis Jason Wall Sr. and Della Lawter Wall, and wife of the late Robert Peter "Pete" Jolley Sr. Mrs. Jolley was a former employee at the Main...
Carrie Mckee
Dec 15, 2011
Carrie McAbee McKee, 93, of the Northbrook Community, Boiling Springs, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at her home. Born May 23, 1918, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred McAbee Sr. and Montie Loftis McAbee, and wife of the late James L. McKee. Mrs. McKee was a very active member of First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg,...
Ralph Gilbert
Dec 15, 2011
Calvin Ralph Gilbert, 47, of 173 McDowell Road, Inman, died Thursday, December 15, 2011. Born July 30, 1964, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of Lloyd Calvin Gilbert of Boiling Springs, SC, and the late Ellen Varner Gilbert Stephens and stepson of Judy L. Gilbert. He was formerly employed with J. G. Services, attended Mt. Zion Tabernacle, and loved...
Mary Mclaurin
Dec 14, 2011
Mary Belle McMurray McLaurin, 96, of Lyman, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Ashlan Village. Born November 16, 1915, in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Stewart and Mary Orr Flowers McMurray, and wife of the late Clifton L. McLaurin. Mrs. McLaurin was a member of Westminister Presbyterian Church and the first secretary of the...
Prentice Bishop
Dec 12, 2011
Prentice R. "Pat" Bishop, 79, of Spartanburg, formerly of Cowpens, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at Park Place Assisted Living. Born April 30, 1932, in Cowpens, he was the son of the late William Madison and Rosa Lee Gossett Bishop. Pat is survived by his wife, Kathleen Edge Bishop, her children, and grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother,...
Donna Johns
Dec 12, 2011
Donna Lynn Crosby Johnson, 54, of Pauline, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 24, 1957, in Lancaster County, SC, she was the daughter of Donald and Katherine Hinson Crosby of Spartanburg. Donna was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and an employee of Spartanburg Dodge. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...
Cloa Prince
Dec 11, 2011
Cloa Phillips Prince, 79, of Inman died Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Inman Health Care. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillie Price Phillips. She was a member of Hayne Baptist Church. Survivors are her daughter, Norma Jean P. Isom of Spartanburg; two sons, Timothy Lee Prince of Spartanburg and Donald Ray...
Uyless Hyder
Dec 11, 2011
Uyless Carroll Hyder, 79, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his home. Born August 8, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Carroll Hyder and Beatrice Williams Howard. Mr. Hyder was a member of Living Waters Community Church, and worked for Bi-Lo Grocery Store. Survivors include his loving wife, Reba Ann Woods Hyder; children, Carol...
Glen Easler
Dec 9, 2011
Glen Astor Easler, 95, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 3, 1916 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Harry L. and Hattie Johnson Easler. He retired in 1978 from Duke Power Company over 30 years of service. He was a lifelong active member of Cherokee Springs Baptist...
Eloise Bishop
Dec 8, 2011
Eloise Margaret Bishop, 88, of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at her home. Born January 10, 1923, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzy Herman and Effie Mae Jones Bishop. Miss Bishop was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, the Women in Construction Association, ROTO, Young At...
Eugenia Bishop
Dec 7, 2011
Eugenia Susanna Bishop, 99, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Eugenia "Jean" was a radiant Christian and a loving example to her family, church, and friends. Jean was born to Clifford A. and Ada Brown Hattaway on February 15, 1912, in Millen, GA. She was married to Robert Lee Bishop, May 7,...
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